witan

/wit-n, -ahn/US // ˈwɪt n, -ɑn //UK // (ˈwɪtən) //

维坦,威坦,维坦岛,维塔纳

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Early English History.
- : the members of the national council or witenagemot.
- : the witenagemot.

The only other central authority in the state was the king's council or court (eod, witan, plebs, concilium).
The gate in the privet hedge of The Witan had had little rest all the afternoon.
But for all that she had not hesitated to use her "pull" in order to get him to The Witan that day.
The members of the Witan remained in attendance near the palace, hoping for some guidance from the dying king.
Persons of distinction, like the members of the Witan, wore a sugar-loaf shaped cap.